This article is morally wrong, but the rich is going to get it before the rest of us anyway. I say give it to them, you can't change the fact they will get it first, at least let them beta test it. After most people get it, the risks disappear.
Agreed with you, the best Firefox experience is on Windows. Hardware acceleration is on point, always very snappy rendering with no lag. Can't say the same about FF on macOS or Linux, where the experience is worse.
Support for CoreAnimation compositing was added last year. Support for hardware acceleration on Linux was added this week.